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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Erick Silva won · SUB R1
Elo1363
Erick Silva
Elo1354

Erick SilvavsMike RhodesUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway · Saturday, December 20, 2014Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Official fight result

Erick Silva won

SUB · Round 1 · 1:15

Style matchupErick Silva: Submission grapplervsMike Rhodes: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Erick Silva wins(54.4%)

Actual result: Erick Silva wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Erick Silva at -400 American odds

+$25 profit

$125 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Erick Silva threatens submissions; Mike Rhodes has lost 33% of fights by sub.
  • Mike Rhodes has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Mike Rhodes has 19pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Erick Silva
Red Corner
VS
Mike Rhodes
Blue Corner
-400
(80%)
Vegas Odds
+325
(24%)
1363
Elo
1354
42
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
6'1"
187.96 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Erick SilvaL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Neil Magny · Aug 15
L
KOvs Nordine Taleb · Mar 16
W
SUBvs Luan Chagas · Sep 16
L
KOvs Yancy Medeiros · Jun 17
L
vs Jordan Mein · Dec 17
latest
Mike RhodesL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs George Sullivan · Jan 14
L
vs Robert Whittaker · Jun 14
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Erick SilvaMetricMike Rhodes
2.50
Strikes / min
3.20
4.18
Strikes absorbed / min
4.13
49%
Strike defense
64%
0.85
TDs / 15 min
0.96
56%
Takedown defense
75%
1.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.68evenly matched on net striking-0.93

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1504 vs 1464Strikes14.0 vs 49.0Takedowns0.3 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.75 vs 0.50Form-0.2 vs -1.0
Erick SilvaMike Rhodes

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Erick Silva(10 fights)Mike Rhodes(3 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +9.1|Blue -9.1
Recent Form
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Striker Score
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red +49.0|Blue -49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Erick SilvaTargetMike Rhodes

By target zone

1
100% acc · 50%
Head
1
50% acc · 50%
1
100% acc · 50%
Body
1
100% acc · 50%
0
Leg
0

By position

2
100% acc · 100%
Distance
2
67% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Erick Silva rounds
0
even
0
Mike Rhodes rounds
Round 1Erick Silva edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns1
Control1:05
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
2 / 2
Sig Strikes
2 / 3
100%
Sig Str %
66%
4 / 4
Total Strikes
3 / 4
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:05
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mike Rhodes2 / 33 / 40 / 00
1Erick Silva2 / 24 / 41 / 11

Erick Silva

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights15

Mike Rhodes

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights3